First published 10/3/2026, 11:18:15 PM · Last updated 10/3/2026, 11:18:15 PM

Municipal solid waste to hydrogen: thermochemical pathways, carbon-negative potential, and AI-driven optimization toward circular energy systems

Journal article examining thermochemical pathways to convert municipal solid waste into hydrogen and evaluating carbon-negative potential. It also discusses AI-driven optimization aimed at circular energy systems.

Illustrative image: Schematic diagram of thermochemical recycling of municipal solid waste (MSW), waste tires (WTs), and waste plastics (WPs). — Rauch R, Kiros Y, Engvall K, Kantarelis E, Brito P, Nobre C, Santos SM, Graefe PA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: environment-and-climate, energy-and-resources, technology, science-and-space, positive-progress

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Why it matters

The study addresses carbon-negative potential and AI optimization for converting waste to hydrogen, relevant to circular energy system development.

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